Help me identify this Keris

[Agentof23]

A Friend of mine has asked me to help him find some information about this Keris he wants to sell. My internet searching so far has been fruitless, so I turn to the expertise of this forum for help. Can anyone identify it, or point me in the right direction of where I could find more information. :shrug:

[Rick]

This appears to be a Bali keris dressed in recent scabbard and handle. The blade itself may also be of fairly recent manufacture and aged; or it may be an older blade.

[Lew]

Rick

I must disagree with you on the age of the blade. It seems like an older one to me but It's hard to be sure from the photos.

Lew

[Agentof23]

Thanks for the replies. As for the age of the blade, would it help if I posted some additional photos of the blade itself in greater detail? How would one go about determining a blade that was naturally aged rather than artificially aged?

[Henk]

Please do post some better pictures of the blade. It surely will help.

I think, just like Lew, the blade is an older balinese blade, missing his original gondjo. The gondjo on this keris is a replacement and much recent than the blade.
For the dress I go with Rick. The dress is new. Such a dress is used for tourists. But this dress is carved better than most cheap tourist examples. It is as far I can judge the pictures, properly done.

[Alam Shah]

Please do post some better pictures of the blade. It surely will help.

I think, just like Lew, the blade is an older balinese blade, missing his original gondjo. The gondjo on this keris is a replacement and much recent than the blade.
For the dress I go with Rick. The dress is new. Such a dress is used for tourists. But this dress is carved better than most cheap tourist examples. It is as far I can judge the pictures, properly done.Exactly my sentiments. ;)

[Rick]

Gentlemen, I always leave myself a way out; notice I used the word 'may'. ;) :D
I'd agree that the gonjo looks like a replacement.

I think the quality of carving of the scabbard is superior to that of the hilt.

Can we get any measurements; possibly the length of the blade?

[Newsteel]

Hmm... it's like I've seen this piece before on Ebay...

[David]

Hmm... it's like I've seen this piece before on Ebay...
That's just fine...as long as it is not a currently active auction.

[Alam Shah]

Hmm... it's like I've seen this piece before on Ebay...Now that you mentioned it... I do recall one closely resembled this... although there are quite a few which had passed. :)

David, those are way... past auctions. ;)